CVE-2007-6429

N/A Unknown

Published: January 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Multiple integer overflows in X.Org Xserver before 1.4.1 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a GetVisualInfo request containing a 32-bit value that is improperly used to calculate an amount of memory for allocation by the EVI extension, or (2) a request containing values related to pixmap size that are improperly used in management of shared memory by the MIT-SHM extension.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01543321

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=645

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2008-January/031918.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-04/msg00005.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28273

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28532

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28535

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28536

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28539

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28540

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28542

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28550

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28584

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28592

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28616

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28693

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28718

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28838

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28843

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28885

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28941

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29139

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29420

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29622

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/29707

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30161

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32545

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-09.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019232

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103200-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200153-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-039.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-078.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1466

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-07.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:021

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:022

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:023

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:025

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openbsd.org/errata41.html#012_xorg

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openbsd.org/errata42.html#006_xorg

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0029.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0030.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0031.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487335/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27336

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27350

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27353

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0179

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0184

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0497/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0703

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3000

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/subscriptions/ijhifoeblist?mode=7&heading=AIX61&path=/200802/SECURITY/20080227/datafile112539&label=AIX%20X%20server%20multiple%20vulnerabilities

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39763

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39764

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2010

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11045

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/571-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00641.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00704.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204362